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1Applicants request that any relief granted 

pursuant to the application also apply to any other 

company of which FBR & Co. is or becomes an 

affiliated person, other than any company of which 

Emanual J. Friedman is or becomes an affiliated 

person (together with Applicants, ‘‘Covered 

Persons’’). 

non-confidential submissions received 

in electronic form will be made 

available on USTR’s Web site at http:// 

www.ustr.gov. 

Chris Wilson, 

Acting Assistant USTR for Intellectual 

Property and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. E7–108 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, January 18, 

2007, 9:30 a.m. (Open Portion) 9:45 a.m. 

(Closed Portion). 

PLACE: Offices of the Corporation, 

Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New 

York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Meeting Open to the Public 

from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Closed 

portion will commence at 9:45 a.m. 

(approx.) 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. President’s Report. 

2. Tribute—Collister Johnson. 

3. Approval of September 21, 2006 

Minutes (Open Portion). 

FURTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

(Closed to the Public 10:15 a.m.) 

1. Report from Audit Committee. 

2. Auditor’s Report to the Board. 

3. Finance Project—Afghanistan. 

4. Finance Project—Russia. 

5. Finance Project—Jordan. 

6. Finance Project—Global. 

7. Finance Project—Global. 

8. Finance Project—Latin America. 

9. Finance Project—Jordan. 

10. Finance Project—Lebanon/Jordan/ 

Middle East. 

11. Approval of September 21, 2006 

Minutes (Closed Portion). 

6. Pending Major Projects. 

7. Reports. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: 

Information on the meeting may be 

obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 

336–8438. 

Dated: January 5, 2007. 

Dev Jagadesan, 

Deputy General Counsel, Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 07–41 Filed 1–5–07; 11:51 am] 

BILLING CODE 3210–01–M 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

NAME OF AGENCY: Postal Regulatory 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: Convening on Tuesday, 

January 9, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., and 

continuing daily thereafter as needed, at 

9:30 a.m. or after, until completed. 

PLACE: Commission conference room, 

901 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 200, 

Washington, DC 20268–0001. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Recommendations in Docket No. 

R2006–1. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

Postal Regulatory Commission, 202–

789–6820. 

Dated: January 5, 2007. 

Steven W. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–40 Filed 1–5–07; 12:35 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–M 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. IC–27652; 812–13351] 

FBR Fund Advisers, Inc., et al.; Notice 

of Application 

December 29, 2006. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Temporary order and notice of 

application for a permanent order under 

section 9(c) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’). 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants 

have received a temporary order 

exempting them from section 9(a) of the 

Act, with respect to an injunction 

entered against Friedman, Billings, 

Ramsey & Co., Inc. (‘‘FBR & Co.’’) on or 

about December 22, 2006 by the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Columbia, until the Commission takes 

final action on an application for a 

permanent order. Applicants also have 

applied for a permanent order. 

APPLICANTS: FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 

(‘‘FBR Advisers’’), FBR Investment 

Services, Inc. (‘‘FBRIS’’), and FBR 

Investment Management, Inc. 

(‘‘FBRIM’’) (collectively, the 

‘‘Applicants’’).1

FILING DATE: The application was filed 

on December 22, 2006. Applicants have 

agreed to file a final amendment during 

the notice period, the substance of 

which is reflected in this notice. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the application will be 

issued unless the Commission orders a 

hearing. Interested persons may request 

a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

Applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on January 23, 2007, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on Applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, the 

reason for the request, and the issues 

contested. Persons who wish to be 

notified of a hearing may request 

notification by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–

1090. Applicants, c/o William Ginivan, 

General Counsel, Friedman, Billings, 

Ramsey Group, Inc., Potomac Tower, 

1001 Nineteenth Street North, 

Arlington, VA 22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marilyn Mann, Senior Counsel, at (202) 

551–6813, or Mary Kay Frech, Branch 

Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of 

Investment Management, Office of 

Investment Company Regulation). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a temporary order and a 

summary of the application. The 

complete application may be obtained 

for a fee at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Branch, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–0102 (tel. 202–

551–5850). 

Applicants’ Representations 

1. FBR Advisers, FBRIS, and FBRIM 

are wholly-owned subsidiaries of 

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 

(‘‘FBR’’). FBR, a Virginia corporation, is 

a diversified financial services holding 

company that engages in investment 

banking, institutional brokerage and 

asset management services, among other 

activities. FBR Advisers, an investment 

adviser registered under the Investment 

Advisers Act of 1940 (‘‘Advisers Act’’), 

serves as investment adviser to certain 

series of FBR Funds (the ‘‘Funds’’), an 

open-end management investment 

company organized as a Delaware 

statutory trust and registered under the 

Act. FBRIS, a broker-dealer registered 

under the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’), serves as 

principal underwriter and distributor of 

shares of the Funds. FBRIM, an 

investment adviser registered under the 

Advisers Act, serves as investment 

adviser to certain employees’ securities 

companies (‘‘ESCs’’), as defined in 

section 2(a)(13) of the Act, which are 


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